Risk factors for acute complicated appendicitis in children aged three years and younger.

Objective: The aim of this study is to identify risk factors associated with acute complicated appendicitis (CA) in children aged three years or younger, providing a theoretical foundation for the management and treatment of acute appendicitis (AA).

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 135 pediatric patients with AA, admitted to the Department of General Surgery at Anhui Children's Hospital between December 2020 and December 2023, who underwent successful surgical treatment. Based on the intraoperative and postoperative pathological findings, patients were categorized into two groups: complicated appendicitis (CA) (n = 97 cases) and uncomplicated appendicitis (UA) (n = 38 cases).

Association of simple renal cysts with metabolic syndrome in adults.

Background And Aims: Metabolic syndrome is common nowadays and may increase risk of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular complications and even mortality. Renal cysts are also frequently found during routine examination. However, the relationship between simple renal cysts (SRCs) and metabolic syndrome remains unclear.

Application of Noncontact Laparoscopic High Ligation of the Hernia Sac of the Vas Deferens in Children with Indirect Inguinal Hernia.

This study aims to evaluate the usefulness of vas deferens noncontact laparoscopic high ligation of the hernia sac in children with indirect inguinal hernia (IIH). The clinical data of 146 male children with IIH treated in the Anhui Children's Hospital from January 2018 to June 2019 were analyzed retrospectively. There were 82 patients in the observation group in which the inner ring opening was sutured and closed using the vas deferens noncontact suture and 64 patients in the control group in which the peritoneum at the inner ring opening was closed using the intradermal suture.

Cumulative Betel Quid Chewing and the Risk of Significant Liver Fibrosis in Subjects With and Without Metabolic Syndrome.

Background: Betel quid chewing is associated with metabolic disorders, oral cancer, cardiovascular disease, and chronic liver diseases. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is also a factor associated with liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, studies on the relationship between betel quid and liver fibrosis while also considering MetS are lacking.

Construction of Esophagogastric Anastomosis in Rabbits with Magnetic Compression Technique.

Purpose: The magnetic compression technique (MCT) is a new surgical method that has been used for gastrointestinal anastomosis, choledochojejunostomy, and intestinal anastomosis, but there are no reports on its use for esophagogastric anastomosis. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of using MCT to fashion esophagogastric anastomoses in rabbits.

Methods: Twenty rabbits were randomized into an MCT group (study group, n = 10) and a hand-sewn group (control group, n = 10).

A Positive Relationship between Betel Nut Chewing and Significant Liver Fibrosis in NAFLD Subjects, but Not in Non-NAFLD Ones.

Background: Betel nut chewing is associated with oral cancer, cardiovascular disease, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this study was to explore the association of betel nut chewing with liver fibrosis in subjects with and without nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Method: A total of 5967 subjects were enrolled.

Association of sleep quality and sleep duration with serum uric acid levels in adults.

Objective: To date, the association between sleep duration or sleep quality and hyperuricemia has remained unclear. In addition, sleep duration and quality were not considered concomitantly in previous studies. Thus, this study was aimed toward an examination of the association of sleep duration and quality with uric acid level in a Taiwanese population.

Increased risks of different grades of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in prediabetic subjects with impaired fasting glucose and glucose tolerance, including the isolated glycosylated hemoglobin levels of 5.7-6.4% in a Chinese population.

Aims/introduction: Contrary to the results of the majority of studies on diabetes, there are some conflicting results regarding the relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and prediabetes. No study has investigated the relationship between isolated glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in the range of 5.7-6.

Enhanced external quantum efficiency in GaN-based vertical-type light-emitting diodes by localized surface plasmons.

Enhancement of the external quantum efficiency of a GaN-based vertical-type light emitting diode (VLED) through the coupling of localized surface plasmon (LSP) resonance with the wave-guided mode light is studied. To achieve this experimentally, Ag nanoparticles (NPs), as the LSP resonant source, are drop-casted on the most top layer of waveguide channel, which is composed of hydrothermally synthesized ZnO nanorods capped on the top of GaN-based VLED. Enhanced light-output power and external quantum efficiency are observed, and the amount of enhancement remains steady with the increase of the injected currents.